Center for Injury Research and Prevention - booster seatshttps://injury.research.chop.edu/blog/tags/booster-seats
enBest Practice for Car and Booster Seats As Your Child Gets Older https://injury.research.chop.edu/blog/posts/best-practice-car-and-booster-seats-your-child-gets-older
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">A recent Michigan based study reminds us that we need to remain vigilant about proper car seat and booster seat installation for older kids. Read more for resources on helping families learn best practices for child passenger safety in older children. </div></div></div>Tue, 20 Oct 2015 04:00:00 +0000Patty Huang935 at https://injury.research.chop.eduBuyer Beware: When One Study Contradicts All the Resthttps://injury.research.chop.edu/blog/posts/buyer-beware-when-one-study-contradicts-all-rest
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">A recently published research article seemingly contradicted a body of research supporting belt-positioning booster seats as protective for children in crashes, suggesting instead a higher risk of injury to the neck and thorax for children in boosters as compared to belts alone. Upon further review, there were several methodological concerns with the study, highlighting the significance of taking a critical look at new research, particularly that which contradicts many studies before it.</div></div></div>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 12:30:00 +0000Mark Zonfrillo554 at https://injury.research.chop.eduReaching the Remaining 35 Percent of Sub-optimally Restrained Childrenhttps://injury.research.chop.edu/blog/posts/reaching-remaining-35-percent-sub-optimally-restrained-children
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">One in three U.S. children ages 4 through 7 years are still not riding in a child restraint system when they are passengers in motor vehicles, according to the 2011 National Survey on Use of Booster Seats. To better protect these children, we developed and evaluated Boosting Restraint Norms, a community-led social marketing campaign that emerged from a multi-phase line of research conducted at CIRP.</div></div></div>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000Flaura Winston487 at https://injury.research.chop.edu